2012 Presidential Race

When all was said and done, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the two major party candidates for president in 2012, spent close to $1.12 billion --
not counting the millions more spent by the parties and outside groups. Overall, the presidential race cost more than $2.6 billion in that cycle.

NOTE: The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2012 election cycle and based on
Federal Election Commission data released electronically on Monday, March 25, 2013.
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2012 Presidential Race

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